Hello again!

It’s been a while! Jenny and I got to California just over two weeks ago. The trip went fairly smoothly; we had a few minor hiccups along the way, but nothing major. At least we didn’t break down in the New Mexico desert like we did driving to Los Angeles two years ago. School started [...]

Marketing to the womb

A few weeks ago, I changed my religious views on Facebook to “Pepsi.” Pepsi is by far my favorite soda: I prefer it over Coke, Dr Pepper, and every other soft drink out there. Then, I started wondering why that might be. The first time I really drank Pepsi on a regular basis was in [...]

Yes, I’m still alive.

My word. I’ve been ignoring the Babblegator for nearly two weeks! There’s a good reason for that, though. Jenny and I have now moved out of our Austin apartment. We were done yesterday (Friday) around 8 PM; she then drove to Cedar Park to stay with her dad for a few days and now I’m [...]

Spasmodic Dysphonia

Spasmodic Dysphonia. That’s the speech impediment Dilbert creator Scott Adams suffered from for several years. An interview in Wired magazine describes Adams’ trials and tribulations. This is how the article describes spasmodic dysphonia as it occured in Adams: [He'd] open his mouth to talk, only to find the words tumbling out in a raspy, imperceptible [...]